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Black fungus risk and Fear
I'm 23 years old had covid 1.5 months back not taken Steroids or neither is diabetic I'm having Slight congestion in nose no swelling or pain or discharge nothing I'm really scared about Black fungus and for how many days I'm at risk post recovery
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Don't panic ... This can be just simple sinusitis ... As u said u r non diabetic with no comorbidity or poor immunity , it's rare to get black fungus in such cases ... Just keep a watch for dangerous symptoms like severe headache, facial pain and swelling , nasal crust and numbness , blurring of vision , tooth or pain in jaw , numbness in face etc ... But this doesn't mean every slight nose block is black fungus ... Plz don't panic talk to ur ent doctor
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Dr. Santhosh Kumar R
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Pune
Black fungus is occasionally seen to infect even people with normal immunity who suffered from COVID19. Please get Vaccinated as it seems to protect from this complication. In early stages this disease only resembles Sinusitis.
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Dr. Shreya Mahendra
ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Do not panic, if you have any symptoms like facial pain, watering of eyes, facial swelling, pain over the jaw or the nose , bulging eye. You can contact your nearest ENT doctor for a nasal endoscopy to rule out mucormycosis/black fungus.
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unless you have any of these symptoms do not panic.
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